Magnolia white dots on leaves - Ask Extension
What is causing these white dots and what do I need to do? Thank you.
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Magnolia white dots on leaves #731581
Asked October 21, 2020, 1:47 PM EDT
What is causing these white dots and what do I need to do? Thank you.
Brunswick County North Carolina
Expert Response
Greetings. It's a type of Scale. You can spray Neem or Horticultural Oil (a contact insecticide) directly on the bugs. Then as a preventative, try a systemic insecticide (which enters all parts of the plant from within). See page 7 of the Insecticide Fact sheet here: https://brunswick.ces.ncsu.edu/2018/02/making-sense-of-pesticides/
